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Manufacturer’s Description
The Ed Brown Executive Elite is a semiauto 1911-style pistol built on a steel frame and chambered in .45 ACP. Other features include:
- A 5″ Government model slide, and a single stack government model frame.
- Exclusive 25 LPI checkering on forestrap and mainspring housing.
- Matte finished slide for low glare, with traditional “square cut” serrations on rear of slide only.
- Fixed, dovetail, three-dot night sights with high visibility white outlines.
The Executive Elite from the right rear.
You can get this pistol with a wide variety of options, including a stainless frame/stainless slide finish, a stainless frame/blue slide finish or a blue frame/blue slide finish. You can also get a black Gen4 coating (a thermoset polymer coating) on the stainless/stainless versions, and an ambidextrous safety.
Update, Dec. 12, 2010: In a tribute to the 100 year anniversary of the 1911 pistol, Ed Brown has developed a Centennial Edition of its Executive Elite. Features include:
- Centennial Edition, 1911-2011 special laser engraving on left hand side of slide. “Custom by Ed Brown” remains on right hand side of slide;
- Tru-Ivory grips instead of wood grips;
- a solid trigger instead of three-hole trigger;
- Plain black sights instead of night sights;
- a jewelled barrel hood; and
- a special serial number starting with JMB prefix (signifies John Moses Browning).
The Specs
| Caliber | Capacity | BBL | OAL | Weight |
| .45 ACP | 7+1 | 5″ | 8.7″ | 38 oz. w/unloaded mag |
MSRP: $2,395–$2,470
MSRP: $2,495 (Centennial Edition)
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